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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Notice of Intent To Prepare An 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Expansion of Childcare Servicing the 

Area North of the Eglin Test and 

Training Complex, Eglin Air Force 

Base, Florida 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, 

Department of the Air Force. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Air 

Force (DAF) is issuing this Notice of 

Intent (NOI) to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

assessing the potential social, economic, 

and environmental impacts associated 

with the Department of the Army (DoA) 

constructing and operating a new 

childcare center on Camp Bull Simons, 

Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida; and 

the Department of the Air Force (DAF) 

constructing and operating one or more 

additional childcare centers in the area 

north of the Eglin Test and Training 

Complex (ETTC), Eglin AFB, Florida. 

DoA is a tenant of Eglin AFB on Camp 

Bull Simons. The purpose of the 

Proposed Action is to provide childcare 

capacity to support the needs of the 

DoA personnel assigned to Camp Bull 

Simons as well as DAF personnel living 

north of the ETTC. The Proposed Action 

is needed to address the current 

childcare deficiencies and hardships 

experienced by DoA and DAF military 

families residing north of the ETTC. The 

distance to the existing child 

development centers (CDCs) on Eglin 

Main and Hurlburt Field is too great to 

support these military families where 

they live and work. The DoA is 

proposing to provide childcare at a 

location to be determined on Camp Bull 

Simons. DAF is proposing to provide 

childcare at one or more of four 

alternative locations to include State 

Road (SR) 85 and Rattlesnake Bluff 

Road, Crestview West, Crestview 

Central, and Crestview East. None of the 

alternative locations are currently under 

the ownership or control of the federal 

government. 

DATES: A public scoping period will 

take place starting from the date of this 

NOI publication in the Federal Register 

and will last for 30 days. This scoping 

period will be conducted in compliance 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) and the National Historic 

Preservation Act pursuant to Code of 

Federal Regulations title 36, section 

800.2(d), which will also fulfill the 

section 106 requirements for public 

notification. Identification of potential 

alternatives, information, and analyses 

relevant to the Proposed Action are 

requested and will be accepted at any 

time during the EIS process. To ensure 

DAF has sufficient time to consider 

public input in the preparation of the 

Draft EIS, scoping comments should be 

submitted to 

96CEG.CEIEA.NEPAPublicComments@

us.af.mil within the scoping period. The 

Draft EIS is anticipated in Winter 2024, 

which will include a public hearing 

held in the city of Crestview as part of 

the 45-day comment period. The Final 

EIS is anticipated in Summer 2024. The 

Record of Decision would be approved 

and signed no earlier than 30 days after 

the Final EIS. 

ADDRESSES: The Eglin public website 

(https://www.eglin.af.mil/About-Us/ 

Eglin-Documents/) provides information 

on the EIS and the scoping process (e.g., 

environmental documents, maps/ 

figures, project details, etc.) as well as 

a downloadable comment form to 

complete and return either 

electronically or by mail. Scoping 

comments may also be submitted to Ms. 

Ilka Cole, 96th Test Wing Public Affairs, 

101 West D Avenue, Room 238, Eglin 

AFB, FL 32542 or by email to 

96CEG.CEIEA.NEPAPublicComments@

us.af.mil. EIS inquiries and requests for 

digital or print copies of scoping 

materials are available upon request at 

the email or mailing address provided. 

For printed material requests, the 

standard U.S. Postal Service shipping 

timeline will apply. Members of the 

public who want to receive future 

mailings informing them about the 

availability of the Draft and Final EIS 

are encouraged to submit a comment 

that includes their name and email or 

postal mailing address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Ilka Cole, 96th Test Wing Public Affairs, 

101 West D Avenue, Room 238, Eglin 

AFB, FL 32542; Telephone: (850) 882– 

2936; or email: 

96CEG.CEIEA.NEPAPublicComments@

us.af.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DAF 

proposes to construct one or more CDCs, 

each of which could accommodate up to 

305 children, The CDC on Camp Bull 

Simons is expected to accommodate 232 

children who cannot be accommodated 

by current facilities. The new facilities 

would measure up to 37,600 square feet 

(SF) plus an additional 75,000 SF 

parking lot and access roads. Each new 

facility would require a minimum of 14 

acres to accommodate antiterrorism/ 

force protection standoff measures. Six 

alternatives, including a no action 

alternative, have been identified by the 

96th Civil Engineer Group and the 7th 

Special Forces Group as potential sites 

for a permanent CDC facility: 

1. No Action—A CDC would not be 

constructed within the areas north of 

the ETTC. This alternative services as a 

benchmark against which the other 

alternatives can be compared. 

2. Alternative 1, Camp Bull Simons— 

Construct a new CDC on Camp Bull 

Simons in the northern portion of the 

ETTC. 

3. Alternative 2, SR 85 and 

Rattlesnake Bluff Road—Construct a 

new CDC in the northern portion of the 

ETTC near the intersection of SR 85 and 

Rattlesnake Bluff Road. As part of this 

alternative, the DAF would need to 

construct a traffic overpass. 

4. Alternative 3, Crestview West— 

Under this alternative, the DAF would 

acquire approximately 14.1 acres of 

commercially available real estate 

property between Whitehurst Lane and 

Point Center Road within the city of 

Crestview to construct a CDC. 

5. Alternative 4, Crestview Central— 

Under this alternative, the DAF would 

acquire approximately 38.5 acres of 

commercially available real estate 

property located on Retta Lane within 

the city of Crestview to construct a CDC. 

6. Alternative 5, Crestview East— 

Under this alternative, the DAF would 

acquire approximately 30 acres of 

commercially available real estate 

property located on Retta Lane and 

adjacent to Raspberry Road within the 

city of Crestview to construct a CDC. 

Resource areas being analyzed for 

impacts in the EIS include air quality, 

water resources, geological resources, 

cultural resources, biological resources, 

land use, noise, infrastructure, 

hazardous materials and wastes, 

socioeconomics, environmental justice, 

and safety. The DAF will consult with 

appropriate regulatory agencies and 

federally-recognized Native American 

Tribes to determine the potential for 

significant impacts. Consultation will be 

incorporated into the preparation of the 

EIS and will possibly include, but not 

be limited to, consultation under section 

7 of the Endangered Species Act, and 

consultation under section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act. A 

federal Coastal Zone Management Act 

determination will be conducted and 

coordinated with the Florida State 

Clearinghouse to determine consistency 

of the action with the Florida Coastal 

Management Program. Specific 

environmental permits will be 

identified as part of the Clearinghouse 

review. At a minimum, the DAF 

anticipates permits associated with the 

Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act will 

be required. An Environmental 

Resource Permit will also be required 


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from the state of Florida for any 

potential wetland impacts and/or 

stormwater drainage modifications. 

Lead and Cooperating Agency Status: 

The DAF is the lead federal agency for 

this EIS action. Both the U.S. Army and 

the city of Crestview are participating in 

the DAF EIS process as cooperating 

agencies. 

Scoping and Agency Coordination: To 

define the full range of issues to be 

evaluated in the EIS effectively, the DAF 

will determine the scope of the analysis 

by soliciting comments from interested 

local, state, and federal elected officials 

and agencies, federally recognized 

Native American Tribes, as well as 

interested members of the public and 

others. 

Implementation of the Proposed 

Action to expand childcare services in 

the area north of the ETTC at Eglin AFB, 

FL would potentially impact wetlands 

and/or floodplains and would therefore 

be subject to Executive Order (E.O.) 

11990, ‘‘Protection of Wetlands,’’ and 

E.O. 11988, ‘‘Floodplain Management.’’ 

Regulatory agencies with special 

expertise in wetlands and floodplains, 

such as the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, will be contacted and asked 

to comment. Consistent with E.O. 11988 

and E.O. 11990, this NOI initiates early 

public review of the alternatives and 

invites public comments and 

identification of other potential 

alternatives. Implementation of the 

Proposed Action also has the potential 

to impact historic properties. 

Consultation with the appropriate State 

Historic Preservation Officer and 

federally-recognized Native American 

Tribes will occur as part of this process. 

The completion of consultations and 

any required cultural resources 

fieldwork will comply with section 106 

of the National Historic Preservation 

Act, and this compliance will assist 

with the development and selection of 

alternatives by assessing ways to avoid, 

minimize, or mitigate any adverse 

effects to historic properties. The 

documents produced during the section 

106 process will be included in the 

NEPA document, as an appendix. 

Concurrent with the publication of this 

NOI, public scoping notices will be 

announced locally inviting the public to 

identify and submit comments on 

potential alternatives, information, and 

analyses relevant to the Proposed 

Action as part of the EIS process. 

Tommy W. Lee, 

Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18107 Filed 8–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Northern New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an inperson/virtual hybrid meeting of the 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), 

Northern New Mexico. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act requires that 

public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 20, 2023; 

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. MDT. 

ADDRESSES: This hybrid meeting will be 

open to the public in person and via 

WebEx. To attend virtually, please 

contact the Northern New Mexico 

Citizens Advisory Board (NNMCAB) 

Executive Director (below) no later than 

5:00 p.m. MDT on Friday, September 

15, 2023. 

Hotel Don Fernando de Taos, 1005 

Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, New 

Mexico 87571 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Menice B. Santistevan, NNMCAB 

Executive Director, by Phone: (505) 

699–0631 or Email: 

menice.santistevan@em.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to provide advice and 

recommendations concerning the 

following EM site-specific issues: cleanup activities and environmental 

restoration; waste and nuclear materials 

management and disposition; excess 

facilities; future land use and long-term 

stewardship. The Board may also be 

asked to provide advice and 

recommendations on any EM program 

components. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Presentation on Aggregate Areas at 

Los Alamos National Laboratory 

• Agency Updates 

Public Participation: The in-person/ 

online virtual hybrid meeting is open to 

the public in person or virtually, via 

WebEx. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board no later than 5:00 p.m. 

MDT on Friday, September 15, 2023, or 

within seven days after the meeting by 

sending them to the NNMCAB 

Executive Director at the 

aforementioned email address. Written 

public comments received prior to the 

meeting will be read into the record. 

The Deputy Designated Federal Officer 

is empowered to conduct the meeting in 

a fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to submit public comments 

should follow as directed above. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

emailing or calling Menice Santistevan, 

NNMCAB Executive Director, at 

menice.santistevan@em.doe.gov or at 

(505) 699–0631. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 17, 

2023. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18115 Filed 8–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP23–527–000] 

Northern Utilities, Inc. D/B/A Unitil; 

Notice of Application and Establishing 

Intervention Deadline 

Take notice that on August 7, 2023, 

Northern Utilities Inc. D/B/A Unitil 

(Northern), Six Liberty Lane West, 

Hampton, NH 03842–1720, filed an 

application under section 7(f) of the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA), and part 157 of 

the Commission’s regulations requesting 

authorization for its Service Territory 

Determination (Project). Northern 

respectfully requests that the 

Commission grant it a determination of 

a service area within which Northern 

may: (i) operate a minimal amount of 

piping across the New HampshireMassachusetts border in order to 

distribute and deliver natural gas to 

New Hampshire retail customers, and 

(ii) without further Commission 

authorization, enlarge or expand its 

facilities in its Salem, New Hampshire 

service territory. This determination 

will allow Northern to transport natural 

gas through a distribution line that 

receives gas in New Hampshire, crosses 

the Massachusetts State line into the 

town of Methuen, Massachusetts and 

then crosses back to New Hampshire for 

distribution to ultimate consumers in 

New Hampshire. Northern serves no 

consumers in Massachusetts through the 

distribution facilities at issue, all as 

more fully set forth in the application 

which is on file with the Commission 

and open for public inspection. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page 

(www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 


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